SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
White Nicole S

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O ASSEMBLY BIOSCIENCES, INC.
TWO TOWER PLACE, 7TH FLOOR

(Street)
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ASSEMBLY BIOSCIENCES, INC. [ ASMB ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Chief Manufacturing Officer
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/29/2024
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 04/01/2024 S(1) 197 D $13.0719(2) 10,947(3) D
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy) $13.3 03/29/2024 A 17,500 (4) 03/29/2034 Common Stock 17,500 $0 17,500 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. The sale reported on this Form 4 represents shares sold by the reporting person to cover tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting and settlement of restricted stock units. The sale is mandated by an administrative rule adopted by the Compensation Committee of the Issuer's Board of Directors that requires the satisfaction of tax withholding obligations to be funded by a "sell-to-cover" transaction and does not represent a discretionary transaction by the reporting person.
2. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $12.90 to $13.30, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within.
3. Reflects equitable adjustment of the number of shares beneficially owned by the reporting person resulting from a 1-for-12 reverse stock split of the Issuer's common stock effected February 9, 2023, which is exempt from reporting pursuant to Rule 16a-9.
4. Grant of stock options. The stock options vest over four years, assuming continuous service on each vesting date, as follows: 25% vest on the first anniversary of the date of grant, March 29, 2025; and the remaining 75% vest in 36 approximately equal monthly installments, with the options becoming fully vested on March 29, 2028.
/s/ John O. Gunderson, as Attorney-in-Fact 04/02/2024
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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